swarminess

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

swarmy +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

swarminess (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being swarmy.
    • 2004, John Ellis Dews, Eric Milner, Breeding Better Bees, page 6:
      There are those who will dispute this statement, but the fact of the matter is that swarminess is an inherited character and young queens produced by a swarmy colony will, most probably, also head swarmy colonies.
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